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Bicycle Travel => Gear Talk => Topic started by: obinja on May 04, 2012, 04:20:35 pm

 

Title: Women and Brooks Saddles
Post by: obinja on May 04, 2012, 04:20:35 pm

I need a new saddle. I'm considering a Brooks. Any gals out there have experience with them that can shed some light?
Thanks,
Obinja

Title: Re: Women and Brooks Saddles
Post by: Pat Lamb on May 06, 2012, 02:35:48 pm

If the father of a woman can jump in...

My daughter stole the Brooks Flyer saddle I'd been thinking about putting on the weekend before we started our TransAm.  I adjusted the angle once, and tightened it once.  She's still riding it three years later.

Title: Re: Women and Brooks Saddles
Post by: gtyler on May 09, 2012, 04:36:05 pm

Couldn't imagine my LHT with out one. Took a bit to break in but now it is very comfortable. I had to adjust the nose down a bit but after that, no problems!

Title: Re: Women and Brooks Saddles
Post by: dmeans2anend on April 27, 2018, 12:05:24 pm

Quote from: Pat Lamb on May 06, 2012, 02:35:48 pm

If the father of a woman can jump in...

My daughter stole the Brooks Flyer saddle I'd been thinking about putting on the weekend before we started our TransAm.  I adjusted the angle once, and tightened it once.  She's still riding it three years later.

Pat,

Regarding the Brooks Flyer Saddle, what size is your daughter (approx weight and height)?

Don't mean to be too personal but I'm a petite female only 108 lbs and 5'-3".  I've been measure with a sit bone distance of 155 mm but it's all pretty useless when it comes to Brooks because I really don't have any avenue around where I live to go and try the different models that Brooks make for their saddles.

Was her seat the women specific Brooks Flyer "S" model or the "imperial"

I figure if a female is close to my size than my chances of narrowing down the correct model for me would be better.

Title: Re: Women and Brooks Saddles
Post by: Pat Lamb on April 27, 2018, 01:39:39 pm

She's tall and skinny, about 5'11" tall.  I don't know her weight but I'd guess she's around 125#.  No idea about bone width.

The saddle is a straight Brooks Flyer, so it may be a bit longer and narrower than the "S" model.  I bought it for myself and then, generous dad that I am, ;) let her use it when she complained about her stock saddle.  I think it's been tensioned two or three times since 2009.

Title: Re: Women and Brooks Saddles
Post by: dmeans2anend on April 27, 2018, 01:55:30 pm

Thanks for the info Pat.

Really appreciate it.

I need a Dad that'll give me a Brooks Saddle too.  :0)

Title: Re: Women and Brooks Saddles
Post by: Pat Lamb on April 27, 2018, 02:12:07 pm

Sorry, I'm taken.   :D